Chapelle expiatoire
Member

29 rue Pasquier - 75008 Paris

Saint-Lazare
- 8e Arrondissement

Description

Built on the orders of Louis XVIII, the Chapelle Expiatoire is dedicated to the memory of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette.
It is located at the former graveyard where 3,000 victims of the French Revolution were buried.
Architect: Fontaine (1815-1826).

Architectural style

Louis XVI

Collections

Architecture

Art funéraire

Histoire

Epoque des collections

Néoclassicisme (XVIIIe - XIXe)

Romantisme (XVIIIe - XIXe)

Réalisme (XIXe)

Impressionnisme (XIXe)

Symbolisme (XIXe)

Garden

The chapel is situated on the Square Louis XVI.

Services

Services and facilities of the establishment

Member of the Paris Museum Pass

Documentation in a foreign language

English

German

Spanish

Italian

Portuguese

Dutch

Prices and times

Entrance fees and modalities

Independent tour

Full rate: €6
Reduced: €5

Guided tour

In French, English and Spanish
Duration: 1hr30
For individuals, guided tours take place once every 2 weeks on a Thursday. Conference.cost: €13;

Group tour

Tours in french everyday, booking at : chapelle.expiatoire@monuments-nationaux.fr.

Free

Free on the first Sunday of the month from 1 November to 31 May.
Free for those under 26 from countries within the European Union and primary and secondary school teachers (except temporary exhibitions).
Free for disabled visitors and an accompanying person as well as job seekers and those receiving French welfare benefits.

Contact

Chapelle expiatoire

Disability

Offer adapted to disabled visitors

Hearing

Visual

Access facilities

Adapted activities and visits

Free admission for disabled visitors on presentation of proof

Free admission for the accompanying person

Accessibility information

-Physical disability: not accessible to visitors in wheelchairs (7 steps from the Louis XVI square, 9 steps to the garden entrance, 12 steps for the chapel garden and 25 steps to the chapel and crypt). No toilets.

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You can download the brochure presenting the various tours on offer for disabled people in the 12 national monuments in Paris and the Paris region by visiting the 'Contacts par Région' tab.